Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 22, 2011
Submitted
November 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
531
Aircraft time
26,570 hours, 29,029 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON LOG THAT THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. MX CREW INSPECTED SMOKE DETECTOR FOUND OIL ODOR TO BE COMING FROM APU WHILE RUNNING BLEEDS. APU WAS PLACED ON THE MEL LIST AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.